"We apologize for such a display.", Dylan straightened his suit and his regal demeanor returned.
"There's nothing for you to apologize for, Dylan-san. It should be us who should be saying sorry for making your daughter go through all of that." Kisuke removed his hat and sat down while offering a seat to the Sitri family.
Since it'd only make the conversation unnecessarily long, Dylan took the seat and changed the topic, "In any case, this is such sophisticated technology. If possible, I'd like you to sell it to me."
The moment he heard about Kisuke's communication device, he wanted to get this technology in his hands as soon as possible because there are so many things it could be used for, especially within his territory, a forefront runner in medical research.
Not every ailment needed or could be solved by Magic and some needed to go through traditional surgery. If the Sitri Household could get this technology, they could expand their influence through remote surgery where teleportation is restricted or inconvenient.
"I have no further use for this so I could just give it to you, but we'll have to talk about that when I return."
"Hmm... That's fair." Dylan nodded at him before looking towards the new faces, "I'm sorry for my late introduction, but I'm Dylan Sitri, the current head of the Sitri Household and this is my wife, Cordelia. I'm delighted to make your acquaintance."
Hestia, Artemis, and Line also introduced themselves again and the Sitri couple was surprised like Sakura, Cleria, and Masaomi. However, this isn't their main point today and they knew they didn't have much time.
With all the introductions out of the way, Cleria, Sakura, and sometimes, Dylan and Masaomi started talking about the big events on their side.
After Kisuke, Irina, Akeno, and Serafall had left, an exclusive meeting happened between the leaders of the Three Great Factions with Diehauser in the middle of it after he revealed that he has been working as a spy for Rizevim and his organization, Qlippoth.
If this were heard by the Elders, Diehauser would instantly be imprisoned, but since he told it to the leaders who don't have the same strict and old-fashioned views, they choose to listen first and decide later.
When Sirzechs, Falbium, and Ajuka heard that it all started with the prohibited 'King' piece and Zekram's attempt to silence Cleria about it, they could only sigh and put their hands on their faces.
Now that he discovered that his revenge was already pointless and would only put Cleria in even more danger, he decided to come out and confess what he knew and Rizevim's plans. But even then, he's not really fully trusted and only knew a few points and a few of those were the research on the Trihexa's seal using Rossweise's thesis, the planned attack on Heaven, and the attempt to replicate Phoenix's Tears which was already a success to some degree.
Of course, the leaders were alarmed by all of this and immediately ordered appropriate measures.
Soon, the foreseen attack on Heaven indeed happened and they were ready for it. However, thanks to some unforeseen specific details, in addition to Lilith and the revived Evil Dragons, Rizevim and his cohort were able to retreat with Sekiryuutei just giving him a single effective blow.
"Hoho? So Issei-kun is now powerful enough to fight a Super Devil?" Kisuke asked with interest.
Dylan nodded, "At some point, yes. However, Rizevim was only considered a Super Devil because of his Sacred Gear Canceller, which is a unique ability that could nullify nearly all Sacred Gear abilities. Issei Hyodou was only able to inflict damage to him using a unique ability of his own. But compared to other Super Devils like Sirzechs and Ajuka, Rizevim is a lot weaker."
At this point, Sakura interjected, "Nevertheless, Issei-kun right now should be as powerful as a God and could even go to the top levels even for a short amount of time if he were to push himself."
Cordelia let out a short sigh and added, "It's technically a war out there so his extreme adaptability to the situation became his strongest point. Furthermore, Lucifer's true heir won't lose to him as the Hakuryuukou."
'Looks like both of them went beyond my expectations~ I would really like to meet them now.', thought Kisuke. Though he could understand why that came to be and that's because they have been fighting literal Gods or those on the same level. What's more surprising was that they were still alive and Kisuke doesn't know if this is all about their ability, fate, or luck, 'Either way, their environment pressured them while we are here peacefully polishing our basics. We really have to step up soon.'
The girls saw Kisuke grin and shuddered. They knew what he's thinking but they weren't really against it after hearing their story. They know they are being left behind and the other side is only going to get more dangerous. While strength and power aren't their ultimate goal, they wanted enough to protect those important to them and not be relegated to the sideline. Without Kisuke's knowledge, everyone's resolve was strengthened.
Setting those thoughts aside, for now, Kisuke asked, "What are these unforeseen details that you've mentioned?"
"They got help from some group. To be exact, Hades and Apollo's group.", answered Sakura.
"Let me guess.", Kisuke interrupted her, "You're able to track it back to them but since there is no evidence you can't do anything meaningful to them?"
Cleria nodded, "That's correct. And we're only able to trace their influence thanks to Athena and Nyx who helped us from the shadows."
Kisuke shrugged his shoulders, "Well, that's understandable. If the Alliance made a move against them with just suspicions, they'll look really bad and they'll only make enemies. Gosh, I hate politics. Good thing I'm a terrorist. I'm really grateful to them right now."
Cleria, Masaomi, Dylan, Cordelia, and Sakura's mouths twitched at the same time. This is the first time they've seen someone being so happy to be branded as a terrorist and doubted if they'll ever meet a second one.
"Hey, I want to be one too! Make sure to bring me whenever you're gonna shit on their heads."
And their expectations were instantly broken by Yoruichi.
Clearing his throat, Dylan continued their story.
Since Diehauser's information was accurate enough, instead of protecting the Agreas Island where the Trihexa was sealed and making Rizevim extremely wary of them, the leaders decided that it would be better if they could lure Rizevim and his forces there to clean them in one fell swoop.
And this was a good idea since they were able to seal most of the Evil Dragons, separate Lilith from Qlippoth, and defeat Rizevim. However, they underestimated Rizevim's determination to release the Trihexa since he sacrificed his own soul as the trigger to break the seal.
After hearing that, Kisuke could only mutter, "That's one crazy asshole if I've ever seen one."
Editors:
28th00: He truly is a “Salt the earth!” kinda devil, ain’t he?
Nunya Business
Of course, the situation was a lot more complex than they described thanks to the turbulent forces surrounding the event, but there was no use describing them in detail as that would only take more time.
"Setting up an ambush is one thing, but there should only be a few people or even none that knew where it was exactly sealed. Much less plan out a coordinated attack.", Kisuke did ask for clarification in some matters.
Dylan nodded, "Indeed you're correct. In actuality, the God of the Bible should be the only being that knew where it was sealed. However, Ajuka acquired a piece of land that contained a very rare ore in abundance which was made into Evil Pieces. This ore was rare even in the Supernatural World standard."
Just with those words, Kisuke already guessed where he's coming from but he didn't interrupt him, "This only came to light recently, but according to Ajuka, he's not only interested in the ores itself but also the reason why they existed there. As you might have guessed already, after extensive research he discovered something terrible was sealed within those lands and he could only infer that it was the Beast of the End after some more reference to ancient history."
"Of course, he still wasn't sure if it's really the Trihexa but he still never revealed its existence to anyone else until he proposed to wait in Agreas Island. In other words, it should be only him who's aware that something is in there."
Kisuke thought about his words and recalled Rizevim's previous activities. Within a few moments, it clicked in his head and his eyes widened, "Sephiroth Graal and the previous attack on Heaven."
"That's right.", Masaomi confirmed his guesses, "It's not just about its power to touch upon the principles of life, it's also one of the Holy Relics closest to the God of the Bible that sealed the Trihexa. Using the Sephiroth Graal, it seems that Rizevim was able to come in contact with the Trihexa even before finding it and it was now known that Qlippoth's attack on Heaven was to steal more Holy Relics that could increase their chances of unsealing the beast."
Upon its release, the Alliance finally got to see what it really looks like. Trihexa has the appearance of a large beast with characteristics coming from different animals like a lion, a leopard, a bear, a dragon, etc. It has seven necks, seven heads, with ten horns each, as well as seven long thick tails of different shapes. It also has four stout arms and two legs that are even thicker than its arms. Its main body is that of a primate leaning forward and is covered in black fur and what appears to be scales all over its body. Its size is well over several hundred meters, making it significantly larger than even the Great Red.
Kisuke, Yoruichi, Kuroka, and Serafall then noticed that a barrier around the building was suddenly erected but with Kisuke's immediate telepathy response, they ignored it for now.
It wasn't just its physical appearance, but also the aura it released was malevolent enough that any normal person that would see it would lose their mind. It became a large problem when most of their weaker forces assigned to logistics and evacuation were unable to even move.
Since they didn't have the force to fight it off, they retreated from Agreas Island. In just a matter of days after its release, it annihilated numerous smaller Mythologies and even managed to arrive in the Human World where all Mythologies are even having a hard time keeping it within the Supernatural World.
What's worse is that it's capable of splitting its body into seven parts in accordance with its heads and each one of them was almost indestructible defense and even if they managed to injure it, it'll just regenerate in a blink of an eye.
With a vitality like that, the many Mythological leaders estimated that it'll take at least a thousand years to kill it even with the cooperation of everyone.
"And that's what they are trying to do, is it?" asked Kisuke in a solemn voice.
Dylan nodded in a dignified manner and everyone on their side had solemn expressions, "That's right. With the collaboration between Rossweisse and Ajuka, they were able to create a seal that would seal the Trihexa again. However, they couldn't afford to wait any longer for a stronger seal so along with the Trihexa, various leaders and their close subordinates sealed themselves with it and will attempt to kill it for good."
"Falbium Asmodeus and his peerage, Sirzechs Lucifer and his peerage except for Grayfia, Serafall Leviathan's peerage, Azazel, Michael, Odin, Zeus, Amaterasu are just to name a few that went in. They knew full well that they might be as well fighting an endless battle but none of them hesitated.", Sakura couldn't help but smile wryly when she recalled the scene of the gathering, "While some of them are nervous, the old Gods had a smile on their face as if they are facing the ending that they wanted."
Hearing that, Serafall visibly tightened her fist but she didn't say anything. She's already regretting the fact that she left on her own.
"A-and the world was saved, right?" Hestia couldn't help but ask, hoping for at least an acceptable ending.
Nevertheless, Cleria immediately shook her head, "It might have become peaceful after that but without the presence of those powerhouses, the turbulence that they've been keeping have started spiraling out of control with some of them wanted a piece of the pie called 'authority' while others wanted to just use their power unhindered."
Yoruichi then went on to say, "Azazel, or at least, some leaders, should have known that this would happen and created a countermeasure."
"They did." Cleria confirmed it, "Before even all of this came to be, there's already talk of a Rating Game between Heaven and Underworld with the inception of the Brave Saints that's based on the same system as the Evil Pieces. Using that idea, Azazel arranged that it would encompass the whole world and every Mythology. A worldwide Rating Game Tournament that every Mythology and faction would participate in with the winner being granted a wish that would be realized by all the participants. This tournament is created to serve as a proxy war among the myths and prevent hostility from brewing among myths which could lead into more wars"
Kisuke, Yoruichi, Serafall, Sona, and Kuroka thought about her words for a bit and realized what a 'tournament' at these times could do, "I see... As most Gods are honest to a fault, once their desires are fulfilled, they won't do anything else.", muttered Kisuke.
"If those who are just seeking to use their powers or prove their strength were to be given a stage, then they won't be assisting or controlled by those seeking authority. In that case, it'll be harder for the latter type of people to do what they want with the Mythologies coming together once again.", added Sona while nodding in understanding.
Editors:
28th00: Hold up, is that actually what happens in the next DxD series? We’ve gone back to a tournament arc! FULL CIRCLE!
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